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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand how this is even a question. You quit using the thing that might possibly be causing a health issue for your neighbor, considering the benefit of that thing is just a green lawn.[/quote]

Tru green has natural options. Stop with the histrionics, and get a f’in life [/quote]

It's not a 'never use' situation (though your lawn can survive and look fine if you never use anything). It's a matter of knowing what is actually being used, why, and whether it is necessary. The services will sell you their most expensive options whether you need it or not. It is up to you to know and ask for what you actually need, if anything. And to be a good neighbor, it is polite to share with a health-concerned neighbor what you are actually using, so they can assess their own true risk.

"Natural" options are not always "better." If you don't actually need it, then you are putting excess phosphorus and nitrogen, and whatever other "natural" chemicals they are using into the land, which will run off into the bay.

https://mda.maryland.gov/resource_conservation/Documents/fertilizerwebpage.pdf

"Natural" herbicides, even vinegar, don't just kill the weeds you are targeting, so you still have to be careful, especially if there is risk of runoff or overspray. And of course the word "natural" is not regulated. Many natural things are poisonous and cause cancer, etc, and many don't. And an excess of natural chemicals, excess nutrient pollution, is what is killing the Chesapeake Bay. So 'natural' is meaningless in this context.

https://extension.umd.edu/resource/herbicide-options-managing-common-lawn-weeds-maryland/[/quote]

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